Milliner&#39;s hat-bag.



A M. FLGRA.

MILLINERS HAT BAG. APPLICATION EILED APR. 27. 1915.

Patented June 27, 1916.

arrow/41 nnirnn s'r ANNA M. FLORA, OF RICHMOND, KENTUCKY.

MILLINERS HAT-BAG.

To all w hum it may concern Be it known that I, ANNA M. FLORA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Madison and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milliners Hat-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to paper receptacles and more particularly to a milliners hat bag.

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of a bag for containing a ladys hat when it is desired to carry the hat from one place to another or when the hat is not used, in order to'fully protect the feathers or trimmings from dust or from being crushed or otherwise injured.

Another object of my invention resides in the provision of an improved bottom for the bag of .suflicient strength to maintain the hat and insure rigidity enoughito the sides of the bag to prevent the sides from collapsing or hearing against the trimmings of the hat that extend above the crown or from the sides of the hat thus affording better protection than that of the ordinary paper bag now in use.

A further object of my invention resides in the improved means for connecting the blank or body of the bag to the bottom for reinforcing the bottom, incidentally producing the resulting rotundity of the body.

A still further object of my invention resides in the novel manner of folding the bag so that it may be conveniently folded to occupy a minimum amount of space in order that a plurality of the bags may be placed in a suitable container for shipping purposes. I

A still further object of my invention resides in the provision of a device of the character described that is simple in construction, efiici'ent in operation and one that can be mamifactnred and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of the blank for one of my improved bags ready for folding; Fig. 2 is a perspec- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 27, 1916 Application filed April 27, 1915. Serial No. 24,307.

tive view of my invention in an open position, a portion thereof being broken away to illustrate the manner of associating the bottom with the blank; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal view illustrating the bag When folded, especially'disclosing the improved means for folding the blank in orderto engage the bottom for reinforcing the latter W as well as producing the resulting rotundity to the bag when open.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout the difierent views, I provide preferably a rectangular blank formed of paper, the blank being provided with longitudinally arranged creases 1, on which the blank is foldable to provide sides 2 in a manner and for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The blank is further provided with diagonally extending creases 3 on oppositely disposed sides 2, the creases?) be ing arranged in intersecting planes when the edges of the blank are secured together during the assembling of the bag. The blank is also provided with diagonal creases 4 which extend inwardly toward the center of the blank from the side edges thereof and at a substantially acute angle toward the bottom edge as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 1 in the accompanying drawings, to serve a purpose to be hereinafter referred to.

In first assembling the blank to provide the bag, the respective ends of the blank, adjacent the outer creases l are connected in any suitable manner, preferably by glue or like substance in such a manner that these end creases 1 will register with each other throughout their length, thus providing a cylindrical body for the bag. The blank is now provided "with slits 5 on two of the creases l as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 1, which slits extend inwardly a slight dis tance and when the body is arranged in a circular form, are positioned at diametrically opposite points. A cardboard disk 7 is now arranged within the body and associated with the lower end thereof to provide a bottom for the bag. It is desired that the cardboard be of sufficient strength to hold a ladys hat without being of more Weight than. necessary to insure rigidity enough to prevent the sides of the bag from collapsing or pressing against any of the trimmings that may project from the sides or extend above the crown of a hat, thus aifording bet- "tom, the blank or sides ter protection than that of the ordinary envelop or box now in use, which does not have a fiat bottom as well as eliminating the hig cost of the rarious types of knockdown cardboard boxes. This bag is especially designed for the use of the retail millinery trade, that each purchaser may be provided with a rel able protecting bag in Which to carry their hats away from the store.

In securing the blank or body to the hot 2 is folded on the creases l), which creases provide a substantially octagonal lower end for the body when the lower portion of the blank is secured to the bottom, in order to facilitate the bag assuming a cylindrical contour when open, and incidentally offsetting the tendency or" the creases l, which constitute the angles of the body when folded, to produce arectangular body. Through the instrumentality of glue or similar adhesive substance, the lower portion of the blank, after being folded on the creases 6 is secured to the bottom 7 in such a manner that the lone longitudinal edges thereof will be arranged in" closely spaced relation with each other. In finally securing the blank to the disk, the portions adjacent the slits 5 are folded upon the creases 7 and 8 to provide triangular flaps 9 and 10, which are in turn folded upon the adjacent creases 6 and secured together upon the lower portion of the blank which supports the disk 7, the flaps incidentally reinforcing the bottom.

In order that the bag thus formed may be folded the sides are folded on the diagonal creases 3 so that the other of the blank will lie in one plane and at angles to'each other. lVhen in this position the creases 4r; u'hich before the blank is folded are arranged at angles to each other, are now, because of the forming of the cylindrical body and the folding of the latter on the longitudinal creases 1 and diagonal. creases 3, arranged in alinement with each other, thus allowing the body in its folded and flattened form as just described, to be folded on the creases land positioned in the same plane as the bottom thereof for producing a inilliners hat that can folded to occupy a minimum amount of space as well as one that is adapted to be c tended or opened, maintaining a suliicient rigidity to permit of the insertion of a hati- It is, or" course, understood that the depth of the "s i: material since it may be oi? any size n. -red to suit the reipiirenients of the trade Although I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, desire to be understood that l not to be limited to the exact details shown however,

laid upon the novel inc-ans of ibe placed in a flattened condition roin the above description taken in corn nection. with the accompanying drawings,

it can easily seen that I have proi 'ided a device that is simple in construction con taining but a few simple parts that can be cheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed upon the market and sold at a minimum cost.

it will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings coinprehend only the general embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangelnent of the parts may be made Within the scope of the appended claim, and Without sacrificing any of the advantages oi"? my unrennon.

Having thus fully described my ini-nention What 1 claim as nei v and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

A milliners hat bag including cvliir' drical body formed froi'n a is tangular blank of paper having slits extending inu'ardlyalong the lower edge at uniformly spaced intcrvals't'roin. the side, a cardboard d1sk the lower portions of the body tween the slits being folded and secured upon the lower surface of the so that the edges of the l folded portions arranged in close :2 l ion with each other to provide etlicient connection between the bony and the disk, the lower portion the body being provided with transyerse. and

with diagonal creases, triangular formed on the lower portions of th body when the portions are folded onthe transverse and diagonal creases adjacent the slits for consequently reint'orcing the bottom and for -facilitating the cylind of the body when e foldable to allow other and both it! portion of the body 0 th portion .trcnri which. each p oiii'ends an the main portion or the body prof led Witl diagonal ll oi the fol'i' :torin and to p 

